Monument record MDO48917 - Later prehistoric settlement, Pat's Castle, Piddletrenthide

The probable site of a later prehistoric settlement comprising a complex of conjoined rectilinear ditched enclosures with an associated multivallate enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the northeast of Pat's Castle, Piddletrenthide. The features cover an area of 5.5 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.

The probable site of a later prehistoric settlement comprising a complex of conjoined rectilinear ditched enclosures with an associated multivallate enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs to the northeast of Pat's Castle, Piddletrenthide. The enclosure is defined by a double bank and ditch on its southern side and has outer dimensions of 60m by 55m. The features cover an area of 5.5 hectares and were digitally recorded during the Upper Cerne and Piddle Valleys AIM project.<1-3>

<1> Ordnance Survey, 15-MAY-1974, OS/74058 V 115 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21017.

<2> National Monuments Record, 04-MAR-1970, NMR 169/179-181 (Aerial Photograph). SDO21018.

<3> Google Earth, 01/01/2022, Google Earth 2022 (Aerial Photograph). SDO18611.

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Oct 23 2024 10:25AM